The balance sheet of the 7th edition of the Beasts and Witches festival was unveiled this Tuesday, December 10, 2024. It is time for celebrations for the Moselle department which can congratulate itself on a record year with 160,000 people countedan increase of 68% compared to 95,000 visitors in 2023.
In 2024, Beasts and Witches was more than 60 partner sites and 140 eventss throughout Moselle, urban and rural. “The festival has definitively established itself as one of the major elements of the tourism development strategy,” indicates the Moselle Attractiveness agency in a press release.
What makes Beasts and Witches so successful?
Ce popular success is above all attributed to the dynamism of the event, which is renewed each year with the joining of new actors, as mentioned in our outing ideas for Beasts and Witches 2024.
The work carried out to promote the traditions localeslike the Rommelbootzennaat (night of grimacing beets), coupled with the growing popularity of Halloweenalso helps to explain the success of the festival
Over the years, Bêtes et Sorcières continues to appeal locally: 72% of visitors come from the department of Moselle in 2024. Feedback from participants is particularly positive according to Moselle Attractiveness: “84% of visitors gave a satisfaction rating of 4 or 5 out of 5,” specifies the agency.
To be scared during the next edition, you will logically have to wait until October 2025. In the meantime, the department is continuing its season with the Moselle Christmasesrich in illuminations. More information on the program by clicking here.
